Asities (Philepittidae)
Velvet Asity (Philepitta castanea) - HBW 8, p. 104
French: Philépitte veloutée
German: Seidenjala
Spanish: Filepita Aterciopelada
Taxonomy: Turdus castaneus Statius Müller, 1776, Madagascar.
Monotypic.
Distribution: Rainforest belt in E Madagascar, from Manongarivo and Tsaratanana S to Andohahela.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male in non-breeding plumage perched and jumping away Locality Madagascar (Monotypic species)
Keith Barnes 30 September 2007 3 years ago 19 sec 3.6 -
An adult male fluffing its plumage Locality Andasibe (Perinet)-Mantadia National Park, Toamasina Province, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
Steve Blain 31 October 2005 6 years ago 14 sec 3.4
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Male perched on a bamboo stick
Locality Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar
Dubi shapiro 1 December 2010 1 year ago 4.4 -
Male Singing
Locality Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar
Dubi shapiro 1 December 2010 45 weeks ago 4.4 -
Male displaying
Locality Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar
Dubi shapiro 1 December 2010 5 weeks ago 3.9 -
Female, in the rainforest
Locality Masoala National Park, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
Photo-ay 1 August 2009 2 years ago 3 -
Male in non-breeding plumage
Locality Masoala National Park, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
Photo-ay 24 July 2009 2 years ago 3
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